Invalidity · first instance · 2020-02-07
000105499
Contested design: 000898184-0001
Outcome
The application for a declaration of invalidity is rejected, and the applicant must bear the holder's costs fixed at EUR 400.
Show verbatim operative text(it)
1. La domanda di dichiarazione di nullità del disegno/modello comunitario registrato n. 0008981840001 è respinta. 2. La richiedente sopporta l'onere delle spese sostenute dalla titolare, fissate a 400 EUR.
CostsApplicant ordered to pay costs of €400
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
A.M.O.S. Design s.ro.via PDF extraction
Czechia (CZ)
Beethvenova 641/9, 60200 Brno, Repubblica Ceca
Represented by
Oktavian Kocian
Holder · RCD owner
FI.MA di Masini e Figli S.r.l.
Italy (IT)
Via Maresciallo Tito 65/A, Montecavolo di Quattro Castella (RE), Italia
Represented by
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant argued the contested RCD was merely a general scheme for a future product and therefore did not qualify as a design under Article 3(a).
- ›The holder responded that the views clearly showed a round seat product with defined lines, contours, proportions, volumes, and overall shape consistent with filing practice.
- ›The Invalidity Division found the applicant offered only generic assertions and no supporting facts or evidence proving the contested RCD failed to satisfy Article 3 RDC.
- ›The Prague court case concerned alleged infringement and unfair competition, not whether the contested RCD met the definition of a design, so the invalidity ground was rejected.
Deciding panel
- MemberMichele M. BENEDETTI-ALOISI
- MemberBirgit FILTENBORG
- MemberJessica LEWIS
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
|---|---|---|
| itItalian | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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